Holder for cleaners.



I. G. KELLEY.

HOLDER FOR CLEANERS.

APPLICATION FILED MAR 29, 1913.

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ISAAC G. KELLEY, O33 MINNEAPGLIE, MINNESOTA.

HOLDER FOR CLEANERS.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Oct.28,1913.

Application filed March 29, 1913. Serial No. 5757, 185.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that l, lsAAo G. KELLEY, a citizen of the United States,residing at Minneapolis, in the county of Hennepin and State ofMinnesota, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Holders forCleaners, of which the following is a specification.

An object of this invention is to provide a device for cleaning purposeswhich can be converted at will into a mop, a scraper, a scrubbing brushor a brush for sweeping purposes and the invention comprises thecombination and arrangements of parts to be hereinafter fully set forthin the following description and particularly pointed out in the claims.

In the accompanying drawing forming part of this specification, Figure 1is a perspective of my invention shown with a scrubbing brush attached,a portion of the handle of the head being broken away; Fig. 2 is anotherperspective view when the device is in inverted position showing a mopattached thereto, a portion of the handle in this construction alsobeing broken away; Fig. 3 is a perspective of the form of back whichcarries a scraper; Fig. & is a plan of the head looking at the facewhich joins to the back, and Fig. 5 is a detail of one of the backspartly in section.

In the drawing A indicates a head which is in the form of an elongatedblock to the upper surface of which a handle B is suitably attached. @nthe lower surface of this block what I choose to term a back O isdetachably mounted. A. plurality of backs of similar construction areprovided for use with my invention, one being constructed with a brush Don its lower surface for scrubbing or sweeping purposes, another asillustrated in Fig. 2 with a mop E and an other with a scraper F. Thesebacks are adapted to be secured in turn to the head by pairs of springsG and H, said pairs being disposed on the opposite sides and near theends of the head. These springs are of similar construction and eachconsists of a strip of spring material secured to the side of the headsuch as by screws l and extend ing over the side of the back thusserving to engage and prevent lateral movement of the back on the head.

To the inner faces of each pair of springs G and H a longitudinalholding rod J is secured, the corresponding inner ends of which areturned in to form stop shoulders K against one end of the back and thecorresponding outer ends turned out to form guides L which serve todirect the back into engagement with the head. The opposite sides of theback are provided with longitudinal grooves M into which the holders Jare received to engage and support the back. l Vhen the back is insertedbetween the holders and against the stops K the outer ends of theholders lock the back on the head, the inner surface of the grooves Mbeing notched to form shoulders N with which the catch shoulders O onsaid holders engage to prevent the withdrawal of the back until thesupports are spread at their outer ends. By the construction describedthe backs are interchangeable upon the head and are adapted to be easilyfastened to or detached from the head.

The back may be constructed with various devices for cleaning andscrubbing purposes, for instance as illustrated in Fig. 1, it is shownwith a brush for scrubbing. By constructing the back with longerbristles the brush is adapted for sweeping purposes. As illustrated inFig. 2 the back is shown constructed with a mop which is detachablyscoured thereto by means of the hinged spring arm P, the free end ofwhich is engaged below the spring fastener Q. As illustrated in Fig. 3the back is provided with a scraper F in the form of a rubber orflexible strip R which is fastened thereto against a shoulder piece S bymeans of the clamp T.

In accordance with the patent statutes I have described the principlesof operation of my invention together with the apparatus which I nowconsider to represent the best embodiment thereof but I desire to haveit understood that the construction shown is only illustrative and thatthe invention can be carried out by other means and applied to usesother than those above set forth within the scope of the followingclaims.

Having described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to protectby Letters Patent is 2- 1. A. cleaner holder including a head, pairs ofleaf springs on each side of the head and extending beyond the same, anda cleaner engaging strip connected to each pair of springs and havingstop lugs at one end and catch shoulders at the other, said strips beingextended beyond their catch shoulders into flaring guides.

2. A cleaner holder including a head, pairs of leaf springs on each sideof the head and extending beyond the same, and a cleaner engaging stripconnected to each pair of springs and having stops at one end and catchshoulders at the other.

8. A cleaner holder including a head, pairs of leaf springs on each sideof the head and extending beyond the same and a cleaner engaging stripconnected to each 10 pair of springs.

In testimony whereof, I have signed my name to this specification in thepresence of tWo subscribing Witnesses.

ISAAC G. KELLEY.

Witnesses HUGH T. HALBERT, F. G. BRADBURY.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressingthe Commissioner of Patents, Washington, D. G.

